December 2009
Winter Break
From here, literally.
I’m about to go on break from December 12th to January 11th. During this time, I will sadly not have access to the internet—I like not being involved with technology too much round this season, anyway, so that’s not a real problem for me. But you guys, however, will have to find somewhere else to inject a dose of politics/human rights/art/Lady Gaga, if you...
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Observation
areza:
If people put the same kind of energy that they do in talking about the whole Tiger Woods things, “celebrity gossip”, and things like that — into issues like human rights and issues that truly matter, I’m sure that people could really start making a difference in this world.
I am so sick of hearing about him. His life is none of my business, and I don’t want it to be.
Book Review: Wetlands by Charlotte Roche
appledork:
The girl in the book is a crazy interesting. You should read the English version of this book. I couldn’t stop laughing and feeling funny after reading it. Like getting drunk without the liquor. Roche really elevates your senses and makes you aware of the many parts to a woman’s body. The sensory imagery she uses is dangerous and uncouth but that feeds your thirst for the next thing...
Hugs abound in animal therapy →
iamthegirlanachronism:
A YOUNG boy traumatised by domestic violence had shut down. He would not talk, trapped in his pain.
But after a day feeding and patting a guinea pig, he came home to his mother singing.
A young girl, scarred by her broken family, sat in an animal shelter with a kitten under each arm, and said quietly to them, ”It’s all right, I don’t have a home either.”
Anecdotes like...
“I’m already convinced with the fact since Lady Gaga is everywhere, that she’s...”
– Rezas best idea ever. Even better than Falafel flakes. (via newfilosofee) (via areza)
“Write what should not be forgotten.”
– Isabel Allende
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These were posted on an Australian Tourism Website...
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Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia ? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? ( UK ). A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die. Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? ( USA ) A:Depends how much you’ve been drinking. Q: I...
“The inkstand is full of ink, and the paper lies white and unspotted, in the...”
– Amy Lowell, Selected Poems of Amy Lowell
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My mom doesnt want to put up a christmas tree
thefrancakes:
being home the last few days has shown me that my mom really has not worked past losing my grandma at all. she’s dealing with her depression by overworking and therefore becoming an outright bitch in situations that don’t need any attitude. she’s just being so mean and it hurts because you can’t respond. she keeps saying she doesn’t want a christmas tree this year, but how...
Sweden Burns Bunnies for Fuel →
iamthegirlanachronism:
The Swedes may be warm, but they are not warm and fuzzy. This fall, authorities rounded up 3,000 wild rabbits and then burned them for fuel at a heating plant in central Sweden. Bunny-killing is an annual practice in Stockholm — it’s used to combat overpopulation in the city’s extensive network of parks — but the animals had never been used to heat buildings before this...
“Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery (via iamthegirlanachronism)
Perhaps the most true quote I will ever post. I came to this conclusion last month. No one can ever experience something exactly the way you do; but they can do it with you. Each of us are alone in our heads except for the time we give eachother.
“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.”
– Deepak Chopra (via i-peach-feng-shui)
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About last night...
…I stayed up until 2:30am handwriting the first two pages of my four page final; then, I pulled myself out of bed almost 6 hours later to go to breakfast and then type, and finish writing my final, which I turned in promptly at 11:20am this morning.
Along with a two page essay due two to three weeks ago.
All that’s left is a math final. I think I’ll take it tomorrow. I’m...
“To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one. ~Colette”
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Pro-cras-ti'nate (verb): to be on tumblr
obliteratedheart:
I really shouldn’t be on here. I shouldn’t.
I shouldn’t either: I have a four page paper to write, due at 12:30 tomorrow afternoon.
“Put down everything that comes into your head and then you’re a writer. But an...”
– Colette
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Thanks for the Follow, verslibre.
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12 years ago, I was pronounced dead →
caraobrien:
From the ONE Campaign, a post from AIDS activist Princess Kasuna Zulu. In its entirety:
Twelve years ago when Dr Tembo gave me the news that I was HIV positive, he gave me only six months to live. While Time magazine’s Man of the Year—Dr. David Ho—had created a cocktail of drugs that could suppress HIV, it would be years before treatment made its way to the poor hospital in...
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
– Nelson Mandela (as found in The Success Principles by Jack Canfield) (via lovepuppy)
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One paper two weeks past due, and another due...
Will I stop procrastinating and work on them before seeing the Santaland Diaries, by David Sedaris, at the Blackfriars Playhouse tonight?
One disgruntled elf, working at Macy’s in NYC. Couldn’t be better.
Maybe. Mostly, I’ve just been looking up my art professor’s work online to see what sort of things they like to make. They get to see my stuff all the time. Their turn.
“Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They’re never fattening,...”
– Lenore Hershey (via cwags) (via edatrix) (via quote-book) (via ladymiseria)
More to the point of things, give me books.
